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Port celebrates Crewbot designation, braces for budget cuts
Christmas came two months early for the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed off on the designation of Crewboat Cut, a channel in the lower reaches o...
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MC Council will meet tonight at 6
A public hearing and subsequent vote on a proposed pay raise for the next mayor and council highlight the Morgan City Council’s monthly meeting agenda tonight. The council will consider raising the...
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All is calm, silent night
Dreary weather this weekend deterred most children from the typical outdoor post-Christmas experimentation with the new toys Santa delivered, but these boys on Ditch Avenue found a few minutes betw...
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Authorities search for missing Jeanerette man
Authorities are searching for a Jeanerette man reported missing Thursday. St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert said Lynn Landry, 58, of La. 87, Jeanerette, was reported missing by his family. Landry...
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Helping grant wishes
Members of Franklin Lodge 57 and DFC Ministries helped a local youngster’s Christmas wish come true this year. First photo, nine-year old Sabastian Mire of Charenton had one special request on the...
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Christmas is one of the most exciting times of the year for children and adults. It is a time of giving and receiving and a time when families come together to share the love they have for each other. But Christmas is really about the birth of a wondrous child, Christ the Lord. Nativity scenes of all sorts, shapes and sizes are common sites during the Christmas season, like this one at a Morgan City residence.
Merry Christmas

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Bureau is accepting award nominations
The Cajun Coast Visitors & Convention Bureau is accepting nominations for the 2011 Employee of the Year award. The award is open to all front line employees in the hospitality industry who have ren...
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Donations to Emergency Aid
Parishioners from Asbury United Methodist Church donated blankets and canned goods to the Franklin Emergency Aid Center, a United Way for South Louisiana Agency. From left are Jairus Smith, Savanna...
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MC lighting contest winners announced
Winners have been announced in the annual Morgan City Christmas Lighting Contest, sponsored by American Legion Family Post 96. Winners citywide include Monique Aucoin, Marshall Street, first place;...
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Holiday closings for governments, paper
The Christmas and New Year’s holidays are fast approaching. Municipal and parish offices will be observing the holidays with various office closings. Offices for the Town of Berwick and the City of...
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Historic designation
Signs like this one on La. 182 in Berwick designating the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area began popping up in the area last week. According to the website, the area was established in 2006 and i...
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School district
Transition and continual evolution in public education was the guiding theme for St. Mary schools as 2011 was filled with both challenges and rewards. The year began with school board members taki...
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